Musar for Shabbat 236:13

אמר רב נחמן) תיתי לי דקיימית ג' סעודות בשבת אמר רב יהודה תיתי לי דקיימית עיון תפלה אמר רב הונא בריה דרב יהושע תיתי לי דלא סגינא ד' אמות בגילוי הראש אמר רב ששת תיתי לי דקיימית מצות תפילין ואמר ר"נ תיתי לי דקיימית מצות ציצית

— In Rabbi's case there was another thing to his credit, viz., he did not insert his hand beneath his girdle. R. Jose also said: The beams of my house have never seen the seams of my shirt.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., he did not turn his shirt inside out when he undressed but pulled it over his head whilst sitting up in bed, so that he remained covered as much as possible out of modesty. ');">³⁴</span> R. Jose also said: I have never disregarded the words of my neighbours. I know of myself that I am not a priest, [yet] if my neighbours were to tell me to ascend the dais,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' When the priests recite the priestly blessing; v. Num. VI, 22-27. ');">³⁵</span> I would ascend [it].<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Though he certainly would not recite the blessing with the other priests, which is forbidden, but merely stand there (Maharsha). ');">³⁶</span>

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